Tire inflating means



Oct. 7, 1952 s. E. ORLICKI, JR 2,512,931

' TIRE INFLATING MEANS Filed 0st; 12, 1949 Fig. 2.

Int-enter Stanley E. Ollie/r1, Jr.

WW FM i'riflating means thatisilocaited oi'i-a wheel so that its rim without interference from the extension. within the hub cap 20 as shown in Figures Z and *to provide a tire valve stem extension that is -In practical use of the present inventionthe relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and othermember 26 is attached to the hub cap 20 by the to the valve stem and hub cap; the rim l2. It is also possibleto remove the ex- Patented Oct 7, i952 i v f I j STAT E S PA gr ns INFLATI 'G; MEANS Y sian'ley E. O'rlicki,

imitation October 12, 1.943, serials ziteor I u selai ms. (arise-415) This n ti nr late o new and useful importion of'thevalve'stemits:Theinnermostend provements in vehicle wheels and the primary obof the conduit or tubular extension. 22 receives ject io-f the present inventionis to provide a .tire -'*-anextefinally'threaded tubulan 'member26 that is received ina central opening 21 provided in the a tire may be conveniently inflated regardless of hub cap 20.

whether the tire valve stem is disposed relatively A pair of lock nuts 28 and 30 are threaded on close to a fender, whee1 shield or ground. the tubular member 26 and bear against the inner I Another very important object of the present and outer faces of the hub cap 20 in order to reinvention is to provide a tire inflating means intain the tubular member 26 and conduit 22 relaeluding a conduit attached to. a tire valve stem tive to the hub cap 20. A suitable valve housing and having an inlet valve that is detach-ably se- 32 is applied to the outer end of the tubular memcured to a hub cap in a conveniently accessible ber 26 so that air may be forced through the conposition. duit 22, the valve stem l6 and hence into the tire A further object of the present invention is to [4. provide a tire inflating means including an exten- The hub cap 2|] is also provided with a notch or sion, for the valve stem of a tire and so conopening 34 that receives the conduit 22 so that structed as to permit a tire to be removed from the upper portion of the conduit will be housed A still further aim of the present invention is 3 of the drawings.

simple and practical in construction, strong and extension 22 is applied to the valve stem I6 reliable in use, small and compact in structure, through the medium of the nut 24 and the tubular wise well adapted for the purposes for which the lock nuts 28 and 30. When it is desired to inflate same in intended. the tire l4, a suitable air inflating means or con- Other objects and advantages reside in the decluit extending o a pu p is applied 0 h tails of construction and operation as more fully noz e or Va ve hou 2 to admit into t hereinafter described and claimed, reference betire l4.

ing had to the accompanying drawings forming Should the tire [4 become punctured and it is part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like necessary to remove the same from the rim l2,

parts throughout; and in which: the nut 24 is removed from the valve stem l6 per- Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle mittin he valve ste 16 o pas t ou he wheel and showing the present invention applied aperture l8 during removing of the tire I4 from Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1 and with tension 22 by removing the nut 24 from the: valve parts broken away and shown in section for the stem l6 and disengaging the hub cap 20 from the convenience of explanation; and wheel disk 2 I. a

Figure 3 is an elevational view looking from the In view of the foregoing description taken in inside of the hub cap and showing the instant conjunction with the accompanying drawings it tire valve stem extension applied to the hub cap. is believed that a clear understanding of the con- Referring now to the drawings'in detail, wherestruction, operation and advantages of the device in for the purpose of illustration, there is diswill be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. closed a preferred embodiment of the present ini A more detailed description is accordingly deemed vention, the numeral 10 represents a vehicle wheel unnecessary.

generally including a rim l2 and a tire 14 en- 47 It is to be understood, however, that even circling the rim l2. The tire 14 is provided with though there is herein shown and described a the conventional valve stem [6 that extends o-utpreferred embodiment of the invention the same wardly through an aperture 18 provided in the is susceptible to certain changes fully comprerim l2. The vehicle wheel in is also provided hended by the spirit of the invention as herein with a hub cap 20 that is det c ab y s c ed to described and, the scope of the appended claims.

the wheel disk 2| by any suitable means. Having described the invention, what is claimed Journalled for rotation on one end of an elonas new is: gated, preferably flexible, conduit 22 is an inter- 1, In combination with a vehicle wheel includnally threaded coupling member or nut 24 that ing a tire having a valve stem, and a snap type receivably engages the externally threaded end W hub cap, of a tire inflating means comprising a conduit having first and second end portions, means at the first end portion of said conduit receivably engaging the valve stem, said hub cap having a central opening, an externally threaded tube at the second end of said conduit received in said opening, and a pair of lock nuts threaded on said tube and bearing against opposite sides of the hub cap; said hub cap also having a peripheral slot receiving the conduit and permitting the first end of the conduit toextend outwardly from the cap to engage the valve and the second end of the conduit to extend behind the cap.

2. In a vehicle whel including a 'diskhaving an opening, a hubcap having means engaged in the opening to retain the hub cap over the opening and a tire having a valve stem, a tire inflating means comprising a flexible conduit having first and second end portions, means at the first end portion of said conduit removably coupling said first end portion to the valve stem, said hub cap 4 tion of said conduit, said hub cap having a central opening in which said nipple is retained, said second end portion being located behind the cap. 3. As a new article of manufacture, a hub cap having a central opening and a peripheral slot, a flexible conduit having an end secured to the cap and retained in the opening, said conduit extending outwardly from the hub cap through the slot, and a valve stem engaging element on the other end of said conduit. i

STANLEY E. ORLICKI, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,906,737 Burgess May 2, 1933 2,070,993 McDonald Feb. 16, .1937

I FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 427,149 Great Britain, Apr. '16, 1935 

